Label or Libel? First Ladies Lighten Up!

First ladies, please skip Camelot and don’t go for Lady Earn-a-lot. Here is a public service announcement: leave the dollars behind and assume a place of personal power based on a sincere vision for helping others. With power comes great responsibility, so what will you do with that power? (Hint: philanthropy, not a Shoe line or an A line!)

Ivanka, are you America first, or Ivanka first? Your skill, savvy and style are not in question here—but your privilege and new position ask you to evolve. The Fashion TSA are checking your papers: "Will you stop wearing and advertising your own clothes?"

Melania, are you aligning with American designers and America First agenda as you get your footing? We can’t tell, but you could be. What is your message? Please let it not be your own Shoe Line. The Fashion TSA are checking your papers too: "Um, excuse me ma'am, is that dollar going to you or the people?"

Your personal twitter feed asks for love and compassion-- give us some compassionate fashion, or Philanthro-Fashion! Take the lead, but not the profit. The bounty will pour in. Then you can work in the currency you have named: love.

Ms. Mannerisms Q&A- ask your questions here

Question: What do I shop, American designers or Fashion Diversity?!?Answer: This is a good time to question the brands you buy. Who do your dollars support? Do your designers help or hurt? Shopping has always been a political act. But in the meantime don't forget that this season pink is in vogue, or more specifically, in WSJ--as fashion is so political now. Pink is "peaceful, feminine and powerful", according to WSJ Off Duty, "Making Peace with Pink". Ladies can be tough AND pink. See 10 Pink Links at the end for ideas. Also check the links on philanthro-fashion at the end.

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Inauguration again went to "Fashion Diplomacy". Hey, the French gave us the Statue of Liberty. And now the statuesque First Lady.Melania Trump in her Inauguration gown which she designed in collaboration with Hervé Pierre. Click here to view dress, 6th photo down.

Ivanka has been photographed in her own brand for years, like this ultra feminine floral dress she wore to the Paramour show by Cirque du Soleil opening night. Click here to view dress.

Over the years she has also been photographed in mixtures of couture and her own brand. In this photo, the designer is American Ralph Lauren. Met Gala Ball custom Ralph Lauren, Ivanka Trump jewelry, pieces from de Grisogono, Ivanka Trump clutch and gold platform shoes. Click here to view outfit.

This Met Ball ensemble goes to the Nepalese. A custom design from Nepalese-American Prabal Gurung with clean modern lines and a train, Cindy Chau earrings, Ivanka Trump bag and heels. This would be the perfect example of the Fashion for Diversity platform, minus the Trump products. Click here to view the photo.

Ivanka stands behind her brand. She wore her own pale peach sheath dress, affordable at $158, to the fourth and final night of the Republican Convention. The dress promptly sold out. This is a tough moment for Ivanka. Her life path and her office are colliding. We will expect some intelligent solutions from this woman. Click here to view photo.

And the inauguration goes to the Venezuelans, and Venezuelan-American Carolina Herrera. Ivanka at the Inaugural Ball with husband Jared Kushner. Click here to view photo.

First Political Outing

Ivanka’s meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister. A professional color block sheath dress by Ivanka Trump worn with a big smile. Fashion TSA: "Excuse me ma'am, is that dress one of your designs? I thought we had a little talk about that". Click here to view dress.

This is one of her mix it all in looks. She wears her own label's shoes and purse as she walks with husband, now Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner, to join President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Marine One in Washington. Still no solutions on the style conflict. Fashion TSA: "Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to step over here and remove your shoes..." Click here to view outfit.

And although not a Trump family member, on the Fashion TSA radar is designer Pamella Roland, or Pamella De Vos, who is sister-in-law to Secretary of Education Betsy De Vos. She too does not intend to walk away from dressing Betsy or other White House Staff, see NY Times article, although the conflicts abound. Is this a trend? New word for the dictionary: Fepotism. Fashion nepotism in the era of Trump. Thank goodness for the Fashion TSA.

A look from the Pamella Roland Fall-Winter 2017 fashion collection at New York Fashion Week. Pamellaroland.com. Look 27.